People of Bangkok

[mesodan]

Some street portraits from Bangkok, Thailand.

Any and all feedback appreciated.

1. Belly Laugh.

[mesodan]

2. Sun Protection.


3. Cigarette and Chrysanthemum.


4. Concierge.


5. Merchant.


6. Waiting for Dinner.


7. Front Seat.


8. Shopping.


9. Horizontal.


10. Fresh Pomegranate.


11. Monk.


12. Catch of the Day.


13. A OK.


14. In the Lights.


15. Fresh Mango Vendor.


16. Fiddly Noodles.


17. Coffeehouse.


18. Lacoste.


19. Thumbs Up.


20. With Mum.


21. Royal Guard.


22. Chinatown.


23. Little Guy.


24. Meat & Veg.


25. Few Beers.


26. Little Girl.


27. Shopkeeper.

[smix]

Wow, great shots! Love the shallow DOF; 22 is a clear favourite of mine. Well done

[rjd]

Nice, you have changed picture style or processing now? These look like they have a lot more pop.

[RPM]

Great set, all so good hard to pick which one is best!

[Jos]

Hell yes Dan, these are great, you seem to be able to pull good expressions out of your subjects! Other than the 'little guy', he looks like he'll be trouble one day.

[Lia]

I'm totally with everyone else here ! all of these are great shots. Favs for me are 10- Pomegranate love the light and background movement 17- Smiling Monk and man in the coffee house , cool as. Naturally 23 the "not" so little guy with attitude haha and 26 -the little girl with the Heineken ad behind her , love the colours.

[Jdr-Photo]

great shots. i wonder how do you ask them for photo? especially the 5, 11, 17 & 19.

may most fav is 22. love the expression and BOKKEEEHH!!

[mesodan]

Wow, great shots! Love the shallow DOF; 22 is a clear favourite of mine. Well done

Cheers, smix. Was alot of fun to have a play with the primes and go crazy with the bokeh.

Nice, you have changed picture style or processing now? These look like they have a lot more pop.

Thanks, Rob. Yep, I just upped the 'vibrancy', tweaked the saturation a little (+2-3), and bumped up the temperature in a few of them.

Great set, all so good hard to pick which one is best!

Thanks, Raymond. Was a great place to just walk around, absorb the atmosphere and take in the sights, smells and sounds.

Hell yes Dan, these are great, you seem to be able to pull good expressions out of your subjects! Other than the 'little guy', he looks like he'll be trouble one day.

Cheers, Jos. I think they were quite bemused when a smiling 'farang' comes up to them, says hello and asks to take their photo. The little guy in #23 was quite a character, he started pulling faces after I tooka few frames.

I'm totally with everyone else here ! all of these are great shots. Favs for me are 10- Pomegranate love the light and background movement 17- Smiling Monk and man in the coffee house , cool as. Naturally 23 the "not" so little guy with attitude haha and 26 -the little girl with the Heineken ad behind her , love the colours.

Cheers, Lia. #10 is just at the night markets, great place to just look all the food for sale and all the interesting smells and tastes. The coffeehouse was an old place in Chinatown with some old gents enjoying the end of the day. Was hesitant to disturb them, but they were generous to let me capture them.

great shots. i wonder how do you ask them for photo? especially the 5, 11, 17 & 19.
may most fav is 22. love the expression and BOKKEEEHH!!

Thanks, Jdr. I just smile, say hello, and politely ask if its ok to take their photograph. I also gesture with the camera in case they don't understand my english. The people are very friendly, and only a couple of times people were reluctant and said no.
The guy in #19 was quite a character, he was pushing a wheelbarrow along but couldn't resist asking to take his portrait.

[Brett.w]

Brilliant, however #22 is my favorite! I love the expression. Great set.

[Adam]

Great stuff Dan. The ones at night (e.g.#10) stand out for me but lots of good stuff.

[mesodan]

Brilliant, however #22 is my favorite! I love the expression. Great set.

Cheers, Brett. Lots of interesting people in Chinatown.

Great stuff Dan. The ones at night (e.g.#10) stand out for me but lots of good stuff.

Thanks, Adam. Yep, the night shots are where the primes really 'earn their keep'.

[sooshee]

Great set as usual Dan! Agree with Rob these have more pop than usual. Nice use of shallow DOF overall. Although I think you should try a deeper DOF on some of the shots where the surrounding people are connecting with the main subject or with you, e.g., 5, 14, 17, 19, 25.

[mesodan]

Thanks, Clarence. Still getting over the super shallow DOF since going FF, so hard to resist cranking open the aperture!

[Woolley]

Lovely images, I like the little guy in 23 and the background.

Pauline